For anyone who made progress in any part of their life…then slipped back. Wanna get back to that good place???

I was finishing up at the gym this evening, and ran into a guy I see every so often. He was talking about how much he’s looking forward to Election Day coming and going, so he doesn’t have to listen to the political ads anymore.

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Normally I just let sleeping dogs lie. But this time I went for it.

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“Dude…the easiest way not to listen to the ads is to not watch the TV. I haven’t had cable in the house in more than a year!”

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(Yes, I actually called him Dude.)

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His answer back was interesting. He told me he had moved into a house without cable, and he just had three channels that didn’t come in well. So he became a big time reader. He was enjoying all the new ideas and knowledge…

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Until his friend brought over a cable box, which he installed.

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That was the end of his reading career. He went right back to the boob tube, and the dumbing-down that goes with it.

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In statistical analysis, it’s called Regression To The Mean.

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In other words, you can have a big time hot streak. Things go great. If you’re an athlete, you get more hits, make more baskets, etc.

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If you’re a salesperson or recruiter, you’re signing up everything that moves. You make more money.

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And the BIG one for a lot of people…if you’re losing weight or otherwise improving your health, it’s really common to keep it off for a while, then over time, put it back on.

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And eventually, your hot streak ends. You go back to the average of what you’ve always done.

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That’s what mean means…average.

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Depressing, huh?

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Well, it doesn’t have to be.

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The reason people regress to the mean…the reason they go back to where they’ve hung around most of the time – is that although they’ve made some changes to their behavior, they haven’t made the BIG changes to the way they think and feel.

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We see this all the time. I’ve been there myself…more times than I care to admit.

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We get hyped up on a new program. Or we see someone strutting around with hundred dollar bills falling out of their pockets, or pants falling off with the weight loss.

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We get excited over the marketing of the “next big thing.” We fall for it…every time…

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Because it’s easier to believe the answer is “out there” somewhere.

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It’s a classic bad news – good news situation.

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The answer IS “out there.”

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In fact, there are hundreds of answers out there…for whatever the challenge is.

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And once you’re in a state of readiness to work it correctly, any number of them can be the right answer.

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And something that looked good when you weren’t right, looks silly and stupid when your head and heart are in the right place.

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Yup…Regression To The Mean can be mean.

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So there’s a simple answer….

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Change your “mean.”

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Change the world around you by changing yourself, on a deep spiritual, emotional, thought level.

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Once you do that, you get big and brave enough to follow through on the “real world” changes that show up.

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A few quick tips on changing your mean…

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1. Cut yourself off from the things and people that anchor you to the parts you want to change. Dump the TV. Dump the newspaper. Dump the social networking sites that don’t challenge you to your highest good, or at least put you in a genuinely good mood. Facebook might be one of them. Cut the cord if you need to!

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2. Run with a person or group of people that gives off the kind of energy you want to be around. Do what you gotta do to get close to them. In a lot of cases that may mean you have to learn to…

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3. Serve. Create value for others around you. Be a better listener. Be willing to exchange energy (money) for stuff and services that challenge and inspire. Hint: if you’re reading everyone else’s inspirational free stuff and not contributing in some way, you are not fully engaged and will eventually go back to the mean.

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There’s more – lots more. But that’s a pretty good start!

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Create a new mean for yourself…starting now!

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Your Pal,
Larry

 

 

They’re everywhere!

OK, not really.

But if you look on the front lawn or backyard of my house, the chances are pretty good you’ll see a rabbit.

Yeah, it’s no big deal. We border reservoir property in the back. Acres and acres of woods. It’s actually beautiful to look at. Even though our property stops about thirty feet into the woods, it feels like it’s all ours.

And of course, in a sense it is. In that same sense, it’s yours too.

But that’s a story for another time.

Anyway, back to the rabbits…

The funny thing about the rabbits, is we’ve been living in this house for 12 years now. In that time we’ve seen all kinds of animals. Plenty of deer. Wild turkeys. Pheasant. Raccoons, turtles, snakes. Even the occasional coyote.

But until this year, never a rabbit.

About two months ago the first rabbit showed up. We took notice because we’ve never seen them before. It was kinda cool. Then I forgot about it…

Until the next day, when I saw another. I know it was another, because it was a different color than the first one.

Then there were more. And more. Last rabbit sighting: about half an hour ago.

So what’s the deal with all the rabbits? Of course we know the answer. They breed like – well, rabbits!

And apparently Mama Bunny and Papa Bunny got busy in our backyard, and started a family.

It’s like that sometimes….nothing, nothing, nothing.

Then…SHAZAM! A bevy of bunnies.

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Think for second. It’s like that in our own lives. We want something, or we want to do something.

And nothing’s there.

So the smart ones – the ones who understand the process of manifestation, build themselves up. They build their skills, their attitudes, their readiness to receive.

They lay the groundwork.

And they get little hints of success to coax them along. Nothing big. Just a few under the radar achievements.

Until all of a sudden…

SHAZAM!!!

Rabbits everywhere.

Wild success.

Happy Happy Joy Joy!

They celebrate.

Then they joyfully look for something else to do.

Kinda what we’re doing here.

Wanna play with us in the bunny patch?

Your Partner in Prosperity,
Larry